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IORETTO CORY, OF SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA.

WATER-PROOF GARNI ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,245, dated Apri121,1885.

Application filed July Q9,1SS4. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, LoRR'rTo CoRY, a eitizen of the United States,residing at Shelbyville, in the county of Shelby and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVater-IroofGarments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same', reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, andv to the letters andiigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my improved garment,showing it in use; Fig. 2, a perspective view kof the cape with sleeveattached; Fig. 3, a similar view in detail of one of the sleeves ofthecape; Fig. 4, a perspective view showing the interior construction ofthe skirt; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the inner portion ofthe skirtprovided with means for fastening it around the waist of the wearer, andFig. 6 a detail view of the outer and inner portions of the skirt.

Ihe present invention has for its object to provide a waterproof garmentforladies wear, consisting ot'acoinbined skirt, skirt-protector, andcape with hood and detachable sleeves, constructed substantially asshown in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represcnts the skirt open in the frontand fastened by buttons or other suitable means. The skirt A around itsinterior, near the bottom, is provided with a band, a, having suitablebuttonholes for fastening thereto the protector B, which is composed ofany suitable cloth. The band a, as should be noticed, is stitched to theskirt along its upper edge only, leaving the lower portion of the bandfree to be fastened to the buttons on the protector B with littletrouble.

Any suitable means may be employed for fastening the protector to theband of the skirtsuch as hooks and eyes-so long as it will admit of theprotector being readily disconnected therefrom.

The protector B is long enough to be folded up at the bottom beneath thedress and other skirts, and is decreased in fullness by being gatheredonto a smaller band, b, which is fastened by means of buttons or hooksto a band, c, provided with holes or rings and suspended by a series oftapes, d, from a band, e, fastened around the waist beneath the dressand other petticoats.

By means of the above-described garment an envelope is formed whereinthe dress and petticoats are inclosed, protecting them in bad weatherfrom any mud or moisture.

An important feature in the protector is its fullness, which gives roomenough for it to be worn over several skirts without crumpling them inthe least, and being drawn into such a small band beneath the petticoatsprevents it being cumbersome to the l-imbs of the wearer. Anotherfeature is that it may be adjusted to any other skirt or the gossamcrcirculars now in common use by simply sewing a band provided withbutton-holes or rings on the inner side thereof the required distancefrom the bottom.

To complete the garment I provide a suitable waterproof ca-pe, O, havingthe hood D and sleeves E, the latter being detachably con- Vnected tothe cape by buttons or other fastenings, this acting in connection withthe other portions of the garment to make a complete protector to thewearer.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described water-proof skirt, consisting of the circular A,provided with a band, a., near its lower end, and the protector B,detachably connected to said band and to a band, c, supported by aseries of straps, d, from a waist-band, e.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence -9o i `Witnesses:

LoLA PARKER, EDWARD II. CHADwIcK.

